As with the rest of the Four Lords, his generosity to his retainers is considered a major part of his political and diplomatic accomplishments.
At this time the troops of Wei and Chu arrived, and the combined forces of the three states routed the Qin army and lifted the siege.
[7] In his book Xunzi, philosopher Xun Kuang, who was present in Handan during the siege,[8] highly praised Lord Pingyuan for his ability "to rescue the state from the greatest calamities and to deliver it from the danger of the greatest injury", calling his conduct "true assistance".
[1] In the Records of the Grand Historian, the great Han dynasty historian Sima Qian criticizes Lord Pingyuan for his role in accepting the gift of Shangdang from the state of Han, which led to the Battle of Changping and the calamitous defeat of Zhao at the hand of Qin.
However, historian Qiao Zhou rejects Sima Qian's assessment, and blames King Xiaocheng of Zhao for the defeat.